scene; spectacle; sight; view
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
that is to say; so that means
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to well up; to burst; to arise
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
three; three years of age
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to look forward to something
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)